Lamentations 3:37

The Passion Translation

Who can make anything happen unless the Lord is willing?

Cross References

Proverbs 16:9

Within your heart you can make plans for your future, but the Lord chooses the steps you take to get there.

Proverbs 19:21

A person may have many ideas concerning God’s plan for his life, but only the designs of God’s purpose will succeed in the end.

Proverbs 21:30

All your brilliant wisdom and clever insight will be of no help at all if the Lord is against you.

Isaiah 46:10

I declare from the beginning how it will end and foretell from the start what has not yet happened. I decree that my purpose will stand, and I will fulfill my every plan.

Jeremiah 23:32

I am against the prophets who boast in their lies,” declares Yahweh. “They lead my people astray by their lying prophecies, dreams, and exaggerations. I affirm that I never sent them or commissioned them; they are no good at all for these people,” declares Yahweh.

Daniel 4:35

All who dwell on earth are regarded as nothing compared to him. He does whatever he pleases with the armies of heaven and with those who dwell on earth. No one can restrain his mighty hand or dare ask him, ‘What are you doing?’

Romans 9:15

He had every right to say to Moses: “I will be merciful to whomever I choose and I will show compassion to whomever I wish.”

Ephesians 1:11

Through our union with Christ we too have been claimed by God as his own inheritance. Before we were even born, he gave us our destiny; that we would fulfill the plan of God who always accomplishes every purpose and plan in his heart.